Chapter 12 Wang Jingwei jumping around

Just at the moment of tension, Wang Jingwei, who was recuperating in France, returned to China via Moscow and arrived in Shanghai on April 1. At that time, Wang Jingwei was recognized as a "leftist".In particular, he was squeezed out by Chiang Kai-shek in the Zhongshan ship incident, so his "leftist" aura is very dazzling.His leaving the country was not only deplored by the leftists of the Kuomintang, but even Tan Pingshan, a communist, cried out at the Seventh Plenum of the Communist International: "The left wing has lost its leader!" In September of the same year, when Chen Duxiu reported to the Central Bureau, he was also heartbroken. : "Chiang Kai-shek can only be the military leader of the national government, and the party and government leaders should still ask Wang to return to his post." At the end of this year, after the capital relocation dispute occurred, Chiang Kai-shek's anti-Soviet and anti-communist features gradually exposed. People rekindled their favor for Jiang Jingwei, and from Wuhan to Shanghai, there was a clamor for Wang's reinstatement.

In March 1927, the KMT held the Third Plenary Session of the Second Central Committee in Wuhan, and elected the KMT Central Political Committee and the Political Committee Presidium headed by Wang Jingwei.Wuhan has already cleaned up the court, waiting for the "big king" to come. At this time, when Chiang Kai-shek was in full swing to deploy the coup, he had to treat Wang Jingwei with courtesy, in order to pull Wang Jingwei to work with him in Shanghai.The meeting of the "Communist Party of the Qing Dynasty" was held at the former residence of Premier Sun on Molière Road. More than 10 participants included Li Jishen, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, Song Ziwen, and Wu Zhihui.Chiang Kai-shek welcomed the busy Wang Jingwei into the conference hall and said "feeling of parting".Chiang Kai-shek looked restless.Because on this day, the Wuhan government ordered a notice to remove Chiang Kai-shek from the position of commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army.

Chiang Kai-shek handed the telegram to Wang Jingwei, and said angrily: "If it's just a personal entry and exit, don't mind. But it is related to the issues of the party and the country, so I vow to blame myself and complete the Northern Expedition!" Chiang Kai-shek said while observing Wang Jingwei's reaction , found that Wang had no intention of objecting, so he hurriedly followed the theme: "You must not go to Wuhan! We must destroy the Communist Party before we talk about it. You stay in Shanghai and help me clear the party with violence and drive away Bao Luo. Ting, and then we will go to Nanking together to form a government."

While Wang Jingwei looked into Chiang Kai-shek's gaze, he glanced at Wu Zhihui from the corner of his eye.The latter nodded politely and repeatedly in agreement.Wang Jingwei fell silent.After a while, he hesitated and said: "Jieshi, if Southeast and Wuhan go to war this time, if you fail, our Kuomintang will be wiped out and the Communist Party will rise here; if you win, Wuhan will be defeated by Southeast. The Kuomintang is about to return to the situation it was in before the 13th year of the Republic of China. If it returns to this situation, no matter whether the rightist army or the leftist party members, they will definitely not cooperate with you, Chiang Kai-shek, and your life in the party may be wiped out from now on.”

Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help being surprised, and said with great restraint: "This is not the issue now, it is the issue of the Kuomintang's survival. If the Kuomintang can survive, I can take on any responsibility. I must not be irresponsible, take advantage of it, and do it. A good man, now we have no choice but to separate from the Communist Party regardless of success or failure." Chiang Kai-shek's cunning is that he will strike left and then right.Under the banner of "protecting the party and protecting the country", he insinuated and attacked the "good man" Wang Jingwei.

Wang Jingwei is not surprised when he sees it, and he will also pull up the banner as a tiger's skin: "The Prime Minister's policy of allowing the Communist Party to unite with Russia and workers and peasants cannot be changed arbitrarily." At this time, a funny scene appeared: the old man Wu Zhihui was inexplicably excited, and knelt down in front of Wang Jingwei with a plop, begging: "I beg you to change your attitude and stay in Shanghai to lead!" Seeing this posture, Wang Jingwei was so surprised that he got up and fled, retreated up the stairs, and said repeatedly: "Children, you are an old man, I can't bear it, I can't bear it!" Everyone present was dumbfounded.

Chiang Kai-shek persuaded again in this slightly relaxed atmosphere: "You must not go to Wuhan. If you go, you will never come back. At that time, you will not be able to be a tool of the Communist Party. If you are really for the party, Then we have to go to Nanjing, and then invite some Central Executive Committee members from Wuhan. If you go to Wuhan and the Kuomintang cannot unite, you will still be a sinner of the party!" Wang Jingwei sat back in his chair, still in shock: "Since you have high hopes for me, I should proceed with caution." He was very satisfied with his current position, and in order to gain greater political capital, he did not want to sit on Chiang Kai-shek's side: "According to According to my observation, it is not easy for the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to continue to live in peace. But I hope to maintain cooperation for the time being, and I am willing to take the responsibility of mediation."

Chiang Kai-shek continued to use his diplomatic skills and handed Wang Jingwei a written telegram that would be sent on April 3.Wang Jingwei saw that it was Chiang Kai-shek who sent a telegram to support Wang Jingwei. He was overjoyed and immediately stated: "Okay, I will stay and make plans." "I am going to hold a joint meeting of the Central Committee of Executive Supervisors in Nanjing on the 15th to thoroughly resolve the Communist Party issue." Chiang Kai-shek said of his plan, "Before the meeting, several temporary emergency measures will be implemented. Please be responsible for notifying the Communist Party leaders Chen Duxiu, immediately stop all Communist Party members under the rule of the National Government, and temporarily suspend all activities before a meeting for discussion, and wait for a meeting to resolve it; all armed groups such as trade union pickets should be under the command of the general headquarters, otherwise they will be considered a conspiracy against the government Groups are not allowed to exist. In addition, the 197 cross-party members of the Communist Party listed in the previous report were notified to the nearest public security agency to monitor them separately and stop their activities."

Just when the conspiracy was in full swing, Chiang Kai-shek did not abandon his mask.On April 3, he sent a telegram expressing his obedience to Wang Jingwei's central government: "From now on, all military affairs, civil affairs, finance, and foreign affairs must be completely unified in the central government under the guidance of Chairman Wang. Obey it."